Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 14, 2024 (PAHO) - Experts from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) participated in a two-day workshop at the Joaquim Venâncio Polytechnic School of Health (EPSJV in Portuguese), located on the grounds of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The aim was to discuss strategies to…
The Conference will be held March 24-28, 2025 in Cartagena, Colombia.Washington, D.C., June 3, 2024 - The combined effects of ambient and household air pollution cause approximately 7 million deaths each year. 99% of the world's population breathes air that exceeds the WHO Guidelines, according to this Organization's data. It is low- and middle-…
A new guideline published today by the World Health Organization provides recommendations on measures for creating food environments that enable healthy dietary decisions. This includes fiscal policies that discourage consuming foods that contribute to unhealthy diets and encourage consuming healthier foods through subsidies and other support…
Salvador de Bahia, June 6, 2024 - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) participated in the III Meeting of the G20 Health Working Group, where it reaffirmed its support for the initiative to create a Global Alliance for Local and Regional Production, Innovation and Access, led by this group.During PAHO's intervention, the director of the…
PAHO and countries kick off the data collection process on Violence against Children and Adolescents
14 June 2024 — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the National Data Focal Points (NDFP) from 22 countries in the Region of the Americas gathered to discuss the methodology and data collection tools available to include in the Second Global Status Report on Violence against Children and Adolescents. National-level data will be…
In mid May – Earlier this month, 63 Member States and global partners came together in Dakar, Senegal, at the World Health Organization Road to Oxygen Access meeting to discuss and agree on the critical components for developing and implementing national plans for oxygen scale-up. The co-developed template will serve as a valuable resource for…
PAHO and partners advance trachoma elimination with projects integrating indigenous communities and gender equity actions.Washington, DC, May 28, 2024 – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), with the support from the Government of Canada, convened the Sixth Regional Trachoma Meeting in Bogotá, Colombia, from May 6-10, 2024.The meeting…
Washington DC, May 29, 2024 (PAHO) – To share experiences and identify challenges in the financing of primary health care, and to analyze the prioritization of PHC in public spending in countries of the Americas, a virtual seminar was held, bringing together 688 participants from 51 countries and territories. This event was part of a Webinar…
Washington DC, 3 June 2024 (PAHO) –The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the World Bank, and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) organized a side event at the 3rd Meeting of the G20 Health Working Group in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, focusing on “Sustainable Financing for Primary Health Care (PHC): building the foundation of Resilient…